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be ruined

VERB
fail
Synonyms
STRONGEST
break down decline fall
STRONG
abort backslide blunder deteriorate fizzle flop flounder fold founder miscarry miss slip
WEAK
back wrong horse be defeated be demoted be found lacking be in vain come to naught come to nothing fall flat fall short fall through go astray go down go down swinging go downhill go up in smoke go wrong hit bottom hit the skids lose control lose out lose status meet with disaster miss the boat play into run aground turn out badly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ascend go up rise
STRONG
accomplish achieve build correct develop do well succeed
WEAK
capture complete deliver earn finish gain merit obtain procure prosper reach win
VERB
fail
Synonyms
STRONGEST
break close drop end finish
STRONG
crash defalcate default dishonor fold overdraw repudiate terminate
WEAK
be cleaned out be in arrears be taken to the cleaners become insolvent close down close one's doors drop a bundle go bankrupt go belly up go broke go bust go into Chapter 11 go out of business go to the wall go under go up lose big lose one's shirt
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin commence continue start
WEAK
accomplish achieve capture complete deliver earn gain merit obtain procure prosper reach succeed win
VERB
fold
Synonyms
STRONGEST
collapse
STRONG
break bust crash crumple give impoverish pauper pauperize yield
WEAK
become insolvent go bankrupt go bust go into Chapter 11 go under shut down
Antonyms
WEAK
achieve succeed
VERB
miscarry
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abort fall through
STRONG
backslide blunder decline deteriorate fall fizzle flop flounder fold founder misfire miss
WEAK
back wrong horse be defeated be demoted be found lacking be in vain break down come to naught come to nothing fall flat fall short go astray go down go down swinging go downhill go up in smoke go wrong hit bottom hit the skids lose control lose out lose status meet with disaster miss fire miss the boat miss the mark play into run aground turn out badly
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplish achieve ascend build correct develop do well go up improve rise succeed

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“It can be ruined in an instant with teams of people on mining trucks.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Another concern people have is that their financial lives will be ruined forever if they file for bankruptcy.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

“This man’s life shouldn’t be ruined over this,” Nikki Moore-DeVore said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

Meghan McCain wrote on X, “I’m sorry, but I just genuinely question your taste level if you didn’t enjoy the Bad Bunny halftime show. And everything in life doesn’t have to be ruined with politics.”

From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2026

Has to be right or the whole picture will be ruined.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson

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